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Yearly Archives: 2008
The First Casualty of War : The Truth
U.S. Marines Invade Manhattan, New York! For more information, visit Iraq Veterans Against the War. Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog
Palestinian Travel to US: Can You Say Hypocrisy?
Palestinian Fulbright scholars Zuhair Abu Shaaban, 24, second from right, Osama Daoud, 25, third from right, and Fidaa Abed 23, fourth from right, wait to cross the Erez Border crossing between Israel and Gaza Strip in order to meet U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Palestine, Palestinian Blockade, U.S. Government
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A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 5
The World According to Monsanto (Part 5 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
Just As the Hangman Partners with the Condemned Man
Saving the World to Save Some of OurselvesBy Case Wagenvoord / August 16, 2008 Dear George, The high point of my day is getting off on the National Security Strategy for the United States (NSS). This is the baby that … Continue reading
Iraq Report: The US Hegemonic View of the SOFA
Nouri al-MalikiIRAQ: U.S. Officials Admit Worry over a ‘Difficult’ al-MalikiBy Gareth Porter / August 15, 2008 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials privately admit being concerned that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki has become “overconfident” about his government’s ability to manage … Continue reading
A Flash from the Past – Interview with Ben Morea
With the US government on a permanent war footing overseas whilst simultaneously cracking down on civil liberties and dissent at home it sometimes seems as if the left wing movements of the 1960s never existed. What do you see as … Continue reading
Explanations That Do Not Mollify Anti-War Activists
“Doctored” photo courtesy Moonbattery.com, a radical conservative siteThe Why-Haven’t-You Impeached-the-President TourBy CARL HULSE / August 15, 2008 WASHINGTON — When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set out to promote her new motivational book this month, she simultaneously touched off her national … Continue reading
Yugoslavia : Precursor to the Bloodbaths in Afghanistan and Iraq
Kosova Liberation Army (KLA) regulars John Pilger digs beneath the received wisdom for the break-up of Yugoslavia and points to a largely ignored memoir by the former chief prosecutor in The Hague – and an echo from current events in … Continue reading
Drug Policy: Dictated by Tabloid Irrationality
Although this article is about British drug policy, its basic content and conclusions apply perfectly to US drug policy. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog The Case is Overwhelming: All Experts Agree: Legalize DrugsBy JULIAN CRITCHLEY / August 15, 2008 … Continue reading
A Video Series on World Agriculture: Monsanto, Part 4
The World According to Monsanto (Part 4 of 8) Right now, there is probably no other company that is doing more to endanger the health of this planet, and it’s inhabitants, than Monsanto. With Nazi-like attitude, they are leading the … Continue reading
The US Is a Bankrupt Farce Run by Imbeciles
Two Morons: Bush and Saakashvili: “President Bush, Will You Please Shut Up?” By Paul Craig Roberts / August 13, 2008 The neoconned Bush Regime and the Israeli-occupied American media are heading the innocent world toward nuclear war. Back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Foreign Policy, George W. Bush Library, Georgia, Neocons, Paul Craig Roberts, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Quote of the Day
Minimum wage is your boss’s way of saying, “I’d pay you less, but it’s illegal.” Erich Seifert, Port Angeles, Washington baker The Rag Blog
